A 2,400-year-old mummy at the Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur was taken out from its box for the first time in past 130 years to save it from drowning. Torrential rains flooded Jaipur streets on August 14, the water also entered the museum. As the flood water reached knee-length, the mummy preserved in the box had to be taken out to a safe place, said Dr. Rakesh Chholak, Superintendent of Central Museum.

Had there been a delay of even a few minutes, this mummy which was brought from Egypt to Rajasthan more than a century ago would have been destroyed forever. Therefore, it's glass cover was smashed and the mummy was put in a safe place.